Tales from today's commute....
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Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
I followed a taxi round a couple of junctions and 2 roundabouts. At the next roundabout he stopped in the right hand lane and I stopped next to him. His window was open "you don't use your indicators do you?" answer "no mate I'm too busy looking at my satnav". So that's all right then! He then sped off left from the right hand lane, but he did put his indicators on.
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Got bitten by a dog on the way in this morning. Going down a narrow lane to access a bridleway I occasionally use when I saw a dog (don't know what make, but fairly large) drinking from a puddle on the left a bit ahead with a group of four people about 50-100 yards in front of that. As usual around dogs, I slowed down to wlaking pace and unclipped just in case when it turned, barked loudly and bit me on the knee and thigh just above the knee before carrying on running around and barking.
The owners came running up with their other dogs (smaller and on leads!) shouting at the one near me and being most apologetic saying that it just didn't like bikes and wasn't normlly like that (they hadn't seen the bite and I didn't mention it to them) but it did make me wonder what would have happened if it had been a child on a bike that the dog went for.
Got to work and found that there's a couple of small punctures of the skin and some marks where the skin wasn't quite broken, but at least my jabs are up to date as far as I know.
The owners came running up with their other dogs (smaller and on leads!) shouting at the one near me and being most apologetic saying that it just didn't like bikes and wasn't normlly like that (they hadn't seen the bite and I didn't mention it to them) but it did make me wonder what would have happened if it had been a child on a bike that the dog went for.
Got to work and found that there's a couple of small punctures of the skin and some marks where the skin wasn't quite broken, but at least my jabs are up to date as far as I know.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Should have asked them. Dogs should be kept on leads on bridleways - I wonder if it hates horses too?
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
It’s amazing just how much nicer a tail wind makes to the ride in
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
This wasn't on the bridleway - it was on the road leading to the bridleway HERE (the bridleway I use begins further down the lane and the other side of the A14, not the one marked on the posts). I'm used to loose dogs being walked in that area as it's not far from a housing estate, hence the slow pace and unclipping ready, but this was the first time I've had one become agressive.
Pumpkin the robot
Guru
I prefer a tail wind home!
Slick
Guru
Don't we all.
Not anymore; i'm riding my singlespeed which means i spin out madly if a tailwind picks me up!
Slick
Guru
You could just hold on, freewheel and Enjoy the ride.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Slick
Guru
Your crazy. To be honest, I actually enjoy being out in the rain, don't ask me why, but I opened the door this morning to get the bike and was almost blown back in, so I just about turned and had another cup of tea. I hate wind.I don't, I prefer both
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A tail wind in and a tail wind home is my preference
It never really gets that windy (or worse gusty) here and tail winds are just a pleasant help. At my old flat in coastal Edinburgh I can recall the heavy (+35lbs) hybrid getting picked up like a kite with me holding onto the bars. I put the bike away that day and walked to the bus stop instead
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I ride five miles north then five miles south (more or less) to extend my commute and the outward leg was pretty tough this morning in the wind !
On the way south I had the misfortune to travel behind a very smoky diesel Jaguar car. It appears to be impossible to report that vehicle to any authority but I can't see how it will get through its next MOT in January 2018. I was able to pull my buff up over my nose in an attempt to filter out the worst of the muck.
It should be an environmental crime to fire up such a knackered engine !
On the way south I had the misfortune to travel behind a very smoky diesel Jaguar car. It appears to be impossible to report that vehicle to any authority but I can't see how it will get through its next MOT in January 2018. I was able to pull my buff up over my nose in an attempt to filter out the worst of the muck.
It should be an environmental crime to fire up such a knackered engine !
